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Anyone know a reliable way to have RBN spot you during an activation? My activations are almost always CW.

Most of the POTA I do is during SOTA activationd, and there is not always cell service. And trying while camping in parks is even worse. SOTAwatch has RBNHole which is very reliable if you've put up an alert beforehand. I've been told there is something similar for POTA/WWFF, but it's never worked for me.

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[–] [email protected] 1 points 2 years ago

Even at QRP levels and poor bands RBN will usually hear me. The problem is that POTA and WWFF don't have something watching the skimmers and pushing spots.

For example, I went out yesterday, and got RBN spots for SOTA but didn't work anyone who I didn't recognize, e.a. I only got SOTA chasers. I had put up alerts the night before for all three programs.